For most it's still a Holiday period, which might explain the rather quirky distribution of Nintendo Download Update details for Europe. There's been no UK press release that we can see, but the ever-generous Daan Koopman has sent us a press release from Nintendo's Dutch subsidiary. The offering this week is simply a list of discounts, with a couple of new 3DS video downloads to also consider; let's get to it.

3DS HOME Themes

That's the line-up for the final Nintendo Download Update in Europe this year. Let us know what you plan to download in the poll and comments below.

What will you be downloading this week?

One or more of the Wii U eShop 'Happy New Year' discountsOne or both of the Wii U eShop temporary discountsShin Chan Vol. 4 (3DS video download)Shin Chan Vol. 5 (3DS video download)One or more of the 3DS eShop 'Happy New Year' discountsOne or more of the 3DS eShop temporary discountsPokémon Adventure Partner (3DS HOME Theme)Pokémon Full-power Z-Moves (3DS HOME Theme)Nothing for me this week

Wow, Nintendo is really grinching it up this holiday. First, they sic their Australian division on Pokémon Prism, and now, their New Year's discounts continue to be the garbage that their usual sales are. Meanwhile, other sites have things like Witcher 3: Game of the Year Edition (with the two expansions) for $30, which is 40% off. (Which Europeans pay their converted equivalent of on GOG.com instead of £30 or €30.) Or Grand Theft Auto 5 on Steam right now for $30, which is 50% off. Or... Well, I could go on all day. The point is, Nintendo better learn their lesson with the Sandwitch. Otherwise, it may flail around badly during holiday sales after the first year, like the Wii U did.

@AlexSora89 I can't understand why people hate Yoshi's New Island so much. While I will admit that it wasn't as charming as the SNES original (but then again, nothing ever could be) and the visual style is a little jarring, I had a lot of fun playing it. It's a solid game. If you were a fan of Yoshi's Island or Woolly World, definitely give it a try, especially on a discount.

Already got everything on this list I'm particularly interested in getting at the moment, and got a handful of games over Christmas, so not really looking to try anything else at the moment... but they do seem to be better value than most of the offers they've been doing lately.

Yeah, gotta say the sales aren't that impressive. NSMBU + Luigi for 20 bucks is a good deal. But Mario Kart 7 for 32 is not a good deal for such an old game. As others have said, there is an amazing sale going at the Playstation store. Crossbuy Indiegames for 10 bucks and AAA games that released this year for 20 bucks. I hope Nintendo takes a lesson with the switch.

If you think you can play New Super Mario Bros. U with just your gamepad and a wii controller, you are going to have a incredible horrible time.

For some goddamreason, what they thought was the best reason ever, you cant play with your gamepad controller and a wii controller to play with two people. You can play singleplayer with the gamepad, but the multiplayer is a big nono.

Big waste of my 20 euro's and I really hope they'll refund my purchase. Because at no point on the productpage does it state that you can't use your gamepad for a 2 player coop game.